Mid Level Mac Mini outperform base Level Imac 21.5 (2011)

[tears2040]

I usually do heavy hd video compressing/exporting. Working with Final Cut, Red Program, etc.

From my experience the cpu and hard drive are the bottle neck of my current system. I might be thinking of buying the Mid Level Mac Mini with upgraded 2.6ghz processor and some SSD drives in the near future after the purchase.

As far as I can tell the integrated graphics seems to be at least on par with the imac in my signature.

Any opinions on if I would see even a marginal upgrade?

Thanks

 

[OceanView]

I would love to know this as well.
Been contemplating a new system.

 

[fa8362]

The 2012 mid-level Mac Mini will likely outperform the 2012 base iMac too. That's geek bench though. Don't know how it compares in specific video editing applications.

 

[blanka]

Guess it outperforms all new non BTO iMacs and the normal Mac Pro (not the 12 core monster with monster price), as none of the iMacs comes with an i7 and the Pro is an ancient beast.
Is your iMac a dual core, than the update is massive. The new 2.6 i7 mini will do 13000 on Geekbench, your current one around 7000.

 

[tears2040]

Guess it outperforms all new non BTO iMacs and the normal Mac Pro (not the 12 core monster with monster price), as none of the iMacs comes with an i7 and the Pro is an ancient beast.
Is your iMac a dual core, than the update is massive. The new 2.6 i7 mini will do 13000 on Geekbench, your current one around 7000.

This is the iMac I have

http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MC309LL-21-5-Inch-Desktop-VERSION/dp/B004YKXGIK

 

[tears2040]

This is the iMac I have

http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MC309LL-21-5-Inch-Desktop-VERSION/dp/B004YKXGIK

It scores about 7200+ on Geekbench

http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench2/1197972

 

[blanka]

It seems you have an non hyperthreading i5, so that means serious speed gain, as the new Mini has 8 threads instead of 4 on your model. Expect double speed!

 

[tears2040]

It seems you have an non hyperthreading i5, so that means serious speed gain, as the new Mini has 8 threads instead of 4 on your model. Expect double speed!

Wow, sounds great
Thanks!!!

All I need is a basic monitor now, $200-$300 range

 

[kdoug]

Wow, sounds great
Thanks!!!

All I need is a basic monitor now, $200-$300 range

I ordered the 2012 Mac Mini with the 2.6 I7 and this monitor. Just came out this month, under $300, IPS and HDMI. Reviews so far have been very good.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116582

 

[blanka]

Really love the 1:30.000.000 contrast on the Viewsonic. You know how they measure that?
They put on a white image, set it in bright sunlight, to measure the brightest, then they turn it of, take it to a gay dark cave, and measure it there in between two black leather wearing cops for the darkest point. Then devide it: pronto: maximum contrast.
IPS is 1:800-1:1000, never more.